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Stop FCC from Defunding Public Access 04/08/2019

Stop the FCC from defunding public access channels! We provide local content in communities that aren't served by the broadcast industry & ensure diversity of opinion. PLEASE SHARE this video & PETITION CONGRESS here: https://bit.ly/2SdN1db

Peter Welch Meets with Vermont Public Access TV Leaders to Discuss Threats to Cable and Internet Access 04/08/2019

Congressman Peter Welch joins leaders of Vermont’s community media movement for a roundtable discussion of federal threats to public, educational, and government (PEG) access, local franchising authority, and open networks.

More than a dozen Vermont access leaders gathered at Channel 17/Town Meeting TV Studios including:

Kevin Christopher, LCATV - Colchester & President of Vermont Access Network (VAN); Elizabeth Malone, NWATV- St. Albans; Cor Trowbridge, BCTV - Brattleboro; Jess Wilson, RETN - Burlington; Lisa Byer, CAT-TV - Bennington; Angelike Contis, MMCTV - Richmond; Jared Gunnel, SAPA-TV - Springfield; Jamie Dimick, KATV - St. Johnsbury; Lauren-Glenn Davitian, CCTV - Burlington; Keith Berkelhamer, Mad River Valley Television - Waitsfield; Kurt Broderson, MCTV - Middlebury; Bob Ellis, GNAT TV - Manchester; Helen Riehle, Channel 17/ Town Meeting TV - Burlington; Erin Malone, CCTV - Burlington; Shay Totten, CCTV - Burlington; Greg Epler Wood, Vermont Access Network; and Scott Campitelli, Vermont Access Network.

Senator Markey Community Media Roundtable 04/01/2019

April 1, 2019: Dozens of community media professionals gathered in Boston to join Senator Ed Markey in a roundtable discussion and press conference regarding the FCC’s recent proposed rulemaking around funding for community media stations.

The News Project - Vermont Access Network Makes Case in Montpelier 02/20/2019

The Vermont Access Network, the state's community access television providers, descended on the state capital on Feb. 20 to alert legislators to issues that threaten its sustainability.

Media Maven: Net Neutrality Court Ruling and What it Means for Vermont 10/03/2018

Save the Date: Public Hearing: Vermont Legislative PEG Study Committee hosts a Public Hearing on Monday, October 21, 2019 (10 a.m. - 12 p.m.) in Room 10 of the Statehouse in Montpelier - PEG Study Committee is looking into new ways of supporting Vermont’s 25 community media centers as cable revenue declines. Important news from DC District Court of Appeals Order 10/1/19 Court sustains FCC reclassification of Internet from Title 2 (Telecom Service) to Title 1 (Information service) Tells FCC they cannot pre-empt state authority to regulate internet Remands Order back to FCC to reconsider impact on public safetly, pole-attachment regulation, and the Lifeline Program The case will be appealed, so Vermont implementation of Net Neutrality laws will be delayed Find the decision at Mozilla v. FCC DECISION 18-1051-1808766.pdf Contact Lauren-Glenn Davitian at davitian' @'cctv.org. VAN for more information http://vermontaccess.net/

Woodchuck Report: Marijuana Legislation in Vermont and Net Neutrality 01/12/2018

Special Guest-Host Varpilah Chase discusses the marijuana legalization bill that was just passed in the Vermont House and Senate as well as the future of net neutrality after the recent change of status for Internet Service Providers by the Federal Communications Commission.

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Congressman Peter Welch: Vermonters to Make Views Heard on FCC’s Pending Reversal of Net Neutrality 05/16/2017

BURLINGTON, Vt. -  Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) urges Vermonters to make their views known to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about its plan to allow internet service providers to create a fast lane on the internet for large corporate customers willing to pay a fee to move their content ahead of other internet users.  Welch, a longtime advocate of a free and open internet, strongly opposes the FCC plan.  He is joined at the press conference by Mark Heyman from Logic Supply and John Kitonis from Inntopia.com.
 
“Creating a fast lane on the internet for those who can afford it is a gift to internet service providers and bad for consumers, entrepreneurs, and an open democracy,” Welch said. “Now is the time for concerned Vermonters to speak up by encouraging the FCC to maintain a free and open internet for all users.”
 
On April 26, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced a proposal to eliminate its policy of ‘net neutrality’ under which all users have equal access to the internet. The notice of proposed rulemaking is expected to be voted on by FCC Commissioners later this week on Thursday, May 18.  If approved, that action will initiate a new rulemaking process to gut the agency’s open internet policy. The comment period will remain open until August 16.
 
Vermonters wishing to make their views known to the FCC in advance of Thursday’s vote can complete an online comment form at https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/express.
 
In the ‘Proceeding(s)’ box, enter ’17-108’ or ‘restoring internet freedom’.
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